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Microsoft to hold Xbox event on May 21 to showcase next console

REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft is inviting journalists to an Xbox event at its Redmond., Wash., headquarters that will likely shed light on its next video game console. Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday that the May 21 event will reveal a new generation of games, TV and entertainment. Nineteen days later Microsoft plans to reveal more details about its games at the E3 ...

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AT&T loses contract phone subscribers in 1Q

DALLAS (AP) - AT&T lost phone subscribers from its contract-based plans for the first time in the latest quarter, in a sign that growth in the industry is stalling now that most Americans have smartphones.

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Wells Fargo raises quarterly dividend to 30 cents

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Wells Fargo is raising its quarterly dividend to 30 cents, from 25 cents. The nation's biggest U.S. mortgage lender, based in San Francisco, said Tuesday that its next dividend is payable June 1 to shareholders of record on May 10. The Federal Reserve said in March that Wells Fargo & Co. had passed its ...

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Oak Valley Bank: Net income of $1.3 million for first quarter

OAKDALE − Oak Valley Bancorp - the bank holding company for Oak Valley Community Bank and Eastern Sierra Community Bank - recently reported consolidated net income of $1.3 million for the first quarter. Consolidated net ...

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Suitors back away from Dell bids amid PC slump

NEW YORK (AP) - Buyout specialist Blackstone Group LP is dropping its effort to acquire Dell, and billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly unlikely to follow through on his preliminary acquisition offer, as suitors digest studies showing a staggering decline in PC sales.

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